AI & IoT products and services: 'COMSTECH showcasing to foster interest among youth'

ISLAMABAD: The COMSTECH showcasing of Artificial Intelligence and IoT Products and Services: AI and IoT for Pakistan will foster interest in science, technology, innovation and popularise the field of artificial intelligence among the youth of Pakistan. This was stated by Prof Dr M Iqbal Choudhary, coordinator general, COMSTECH, flanked by senior officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology and Telecommunication, while addressing a joint press conference here on Tuesday.

The 1st COMSTECH showcasing of Artificial Intelligence and IoT Products and Services: AI and IoT for Pakistan, to be held on 04-05 August 2020 at COMSTECH Secretariat Islamabad, is being organised by COMSTECH, CARE (Pvt) Ltd, MoST and the MoITT.

The Coordinator further stated that the event was aimed at stimulating youth interest in the sphere of innovation, and in high-tech areas of technology. This national exhibition will be a unique platform for innovators, technology developers, and service providers, who are eager and ready to share experience and professional skills with end users to appreciate the importance of this field and foster linkages for development in national economic growth, informed Choudhary.

He further stated that the national showcasing was designed to promote projects and innovations in the realm of AI and allied technologies. It is a showcasing of next generation technologies, solutions and strategies from all over Pakistan, to provide an opportunity to explore and discover the practical and successful implementation of the AI and allied technologies in Pakistan.

The event will provide the opportunity to network with relevant ministries, industry R&D organizations, academia, strategic organizations and peers. This two-day event will be open for the general public and potential customers to visit, the COMSTECH coordinator general informed.

Artificial Intelligence is the most promising field in the next generation information technology and has the potential to boost the national economy in several areas, and enhance exports to many folds. Countries around the globe are strategising to take maximum benefit from the AI, he added.

Under the patronage of the president of Pakistan, Pakistan is emerging as a major global player in this technology by aligning with the global future demands, training its human resource with valuable skills in the IT, providing enabling environment to boost digital economy, increasing IT exports, and assisting in the creation of knowledge-based jobs, noted by the COMSTECH coordinator general. He on behalf of the organising committee invited the general public to visit this mega event.

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